21-year-old arrested for alleged cocaine smuggling attempt
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested a 21-year-old woman accused of trying to smuggle cocaine into the U.S.…
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ABC-7 Listens: Reactions to reporting on the impact of remittances on Mexican communities
EL PASO (KVIA) — Immigration issues and increased deportations have been top headlines over the last several months. ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala…
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Heavy rain, flooding cause problems for Juárez drivers
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Juárez Traffic Safety Coordination (CGSV), also known as the Juárez Traffic Police, provided roadside assistance…
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Crews in Juarez sealing cross-border tunnel found in El Paso
Update (January 27, 2025): Crews in Mexico have started sealing the tunnel. JUAREZ, Chihuahua and EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — This morning, various…
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Migrants deported to El Salvador’s CECOT prison sent to Venezuela in prison swap, Bukele says
The deal included the release of 10 Americans held in Venezuela. By Laura Romero July 18, 2025, 2:14 PM The more than 200 Venezuelan migrants who…
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Currency Crunch: Deportations & ICE raids impacting rural pueblos in Mexico
CADEREYTA DE MONTES, Querétaro (KVIA) – In a special report, ABC-7 anchor Paul Cicala traveled to the indigenous pueblos in the mountains of…
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Bruce Springsteen releases new song ‘Ciudad Juárez’
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Rock legend Bruce Springsteen is commemorating Ciudad Juárez with a song on his new album. Tracks II: The Lost…
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Accused human smuggler known as ‘Monstro’ indicted on federal charges
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — A federal grand jury indicted Manuel Alejandro Melendez-Cereceres aka “Monstro,” 40, on human smuggling charges.…
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Border wall construction underway in the Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Construction is currently underway for a seven-mile stretch of the border wall here in the Borderland. U.S. Border Patrol…
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With ICE raids and deportations, migrants in the U.S. have less money to send back home
CADEREYTA DE MONTES, Querétaro (KVIA) – In a special report airing TONIGHT, July 17, 2025 on ABC-7 at ten p.m. KVIA’s Paul Cicala treks to the…
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Undocumented immigrants will no longer be eligible for bond hearings, according to ICE memo
The new policy change was announced in a memo from the acting ICE director. By Katherine Faulders and Luke Barr July 15, 2025, 5:45 AM Immigrants…
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Louisiana man charged with fleeing immigration checkpoint near Sierra Blanca
SIERRA BLANCA, Texas (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents arrested Louisiana resident Benjamin Thomas Mackey for allegedly fleeing from the immigration…
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Congresswoman Escobar says she was turned away from ICE facility on Montana Avenue
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Congresswoman Veronica Escobar says that she was turned away from the ICE facility on Montana Avenue, despite giving a…
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New director at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) – Michael Quinonez took the helm at the Santa Teresa Port of Entry this morning during a change of command ceremony.…
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Migrant advocates on the border say they feel their hands are tied over immigration concerns
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — La Casa del Migrante in Juárez, one of the largest migrant shelters in the city, has seen a significant decline…
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Officer shot and man with rifle killed after exchange of fire at Border Patrol facility in Texas
Originally Published: 07 JUL 25 10:54 ET Updated: 07 JUL 25 11:45 ET By Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — A man with a rifle and tactical gear was killed…
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Chihuahua AG says: more families asking for assistance than uncremated bodies found
JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Chihuahua Attorney General César Jáuregui along with his department (FGE) and the state medical examiner’s office…
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Man pulled from rubble of collapsed house in Juarez
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Two people were injured after a house damaged by the recent storms collapsed. It happened in the Partido Escobedo Colonia…
Continue Reading CBP announces ‘record’ low migrant encounters for June
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Both CBP and DHS officials are announcing what they call historically low migrant encounters. Officials say that in June,…
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Last day for public comment input on proposed border wall construction in New Mexico
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection is seeking public comments on a proposed 1.32-mile construction of a new border…
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Mexican boxer Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. arrested by ICE for alleged ties to Sinaloa Cartel: DHS
Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is being processed for “expedited removal,” DHS said. By Meredith Deliso July 3, 2025, 1:07 PM Mexican boxer Julio Cesar…
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Migrants found hidden under flatbed, semi truck driver arrested
DEMING, New Mexico (KVIA) — Border Patrol agents arrested a semi truck driver accused of trying to transport 13 undocumented migrants near Deming,…
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Judge blocks Trump’s rule barring migrants at US-Mexico border from claiming asylum
By Angélica Franganillo Díaz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy barring migrants who…
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A screwworm infestation caused a livestock import pause. Now 70,000 Mexican cattle are ready to enter the U.S.
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — As ports of entry along the southern border are about to gradually reopen to cattle imports, Mexican authorities…
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Border Patrol’s BORSTAR unit trains agents in the El Paso Sector
CHAPARRAL, New Mexico (KVIA) — The U.S. Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) Unit was established in 1998 to respond to injury and…
Continue Reading Alleged Mexican drug smuggler extradited to El Paso
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) — Mexican officials extradited Hector Adrian Rojero Ramos aka Teto, 54, to El Paso. Ramos, a Mexican national, is facing a…
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CBP looking to build border barrier along south side of Mt. Cristo Rey, seeking public input
SUNLAND PARK, New Mexico (KVIA) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is building a 1.32-mile stretch of new border barrier on the south side…
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USDA to reopen Santa Teresa Port of Entry to livestock imports amid screwworm concerns
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) — The USDA has announced a phased reopening of southern ports of entry to livestock imports as officials continue to…
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Chihuahua authorities find hundreds of uncremated bodies at Juárez crematorium
CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — The Chihuahua Attorney General’s Office (Fiscalía General del Estado) continues investigating a crematory…
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15 bodies found decomposing in shuttered Juarez crematory
JUAREZ, Chihuahua (KVIA) — Officials found 15 bodies inside of a shuttered crematory in Juarez. Officials say that investigators found the bodies at…
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